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Wallace Broecker
American geochronologist and oceanographer (1931–2019).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2019 at 87 years old in Manhattan (congestive heart failure). [ref]
Occupations
biogeochemist, environmentalist, geologist, geophysicist, oceanographer, university teacher
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